Steven Ardary reports: A South Carolina software company has agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement for a 2020 ransomware event that exposed the personal information of millions of consumers in the United States. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that Blackbaud would pay $49.5 million to states settling allegations that the company violated state…
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MOVEit Data Breach Lawsuits Sent to Massachusetts Federal Court
Christopher Brown reports: More than 100 lawsuits arising from a cyberattack on Progress Software Corp.‘s MOVEit file transfer application will be consolidated in federal court in Massachusetts, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation said. Centralization of the lawsuits in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts will serve the convenience of the parties and…
Pennycuick Measure Providing Free Credit Monitoring for Data Breach Victims Approved by Pennsylvania Senate
Pennsylvania Senate Republicans write: The state Senate today approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24) to strengthen notification requirements for data breaches and provide affected citizens with free credit monitoring and a credit report. Senate Bill 824, introduced with Sen. Jimmy Dillon (D-5), would provide citizens affected by a data breach a free credit report…
The First Judicial Circuit of Florida dealing with significant infosecurity incident
As seen on the website of The First Judicial Circuit of Florida: The First Judicial Circuit has experienced an information technology security event that is under active investigation. This event will significantly affect court operations across the Circuit, impacting courts in Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton counties, for an extended period. The Circuit is…
Sony confirms MOVEit data breach impacted thousands in the U.S.
Bill Toulas reports: Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sony) has notified current and former employees and their family members about a cybersecurity breach that exposed personal information. The company sent the data breach notification to about 6,800 individuals, confirming that the intrusion occurred after an unauthorized party exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer platform. Read more…
“Sébastien had a large rock threatening to fall on his head” — Paul Raoult, on his son’s plea deal
On September 27, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Sébastien Raoult (aka “Sezyo Kaizen”), a 22-year-old French national who had been extradited to the U.S., pleaded guilty to two of nine counts alleging fraud and aggravated identity theft. DataBreaches had been covering his case since he was detained in Morocco on a red notice…